Curacao vs Faroe Islands: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Curacao
12.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands
13.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Curacao rank
18th
Faroe Islands rank
15th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Curacao
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 13.09 tonnes per person against 12.34 tonnes per person in Curacao, a difference of 0.75 tonnes per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Curacao's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 18th and Faroe Islands ranks 15th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 7 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.72 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 79.2 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1960s | 70.07 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 66.29 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1970s | 74.88 tonnes per person | 8.05 tonnes per person | 66.84 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1980s | 44.14 tonnes per person | 10.83 tonnes per person | 33.31 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1990s | 24.09 tonnes per person | 13.65 tonnes per person | 10.45 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2000s | 35.1 tonnes per person | 14.62 tonnes per person | 20.48 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2010s | 32.17 tonnes per person | 13.04 tonnes per person | 19.13 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2020s | 11.71 tonnes per person | 13.72 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Curacao or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 13.09 tonnes per person against 12.34 tonnes per person in Curacao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Curacao and Faroe Islands?
- 0.75 tonnes per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Faroe Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and Faroe Islands rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Curacao ranks 18th and Faroe Islands ranks 15th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.